Chapter 375

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Inside the Spirit Field, Xu Zhangqing sat cross-legged, absorbing the Five Spirit Qi.

The Metal Spirit Qi was the most sparse, and the amount he could absorb was comparatively less.

The Water Spirit Qi's concentration grew higher and higher after the golden light belt dissipated.

The Wood Spirit Qi benefited from the increase in Water Spirit Qi, and its concentration rose somewhat.

The Fire Spirit Qi remained the same as always — the higher the temperature, the higher the concentration.

As for the Earth Spirit Qi, it counted as the most stable existence among all the Spirit Qi.

However, Xu Zhangqing's cultivation method had changed somewhat now; the first thing the Spirit Qi did upon entering his body was not to be refined, but to enter the viscera.

Wood enters the liver.

Fire enters the heart.

Earth enters the spleen.

Metal enters the lungs.

Water enters the kidneys.

Five Qi enter the Five Viscera, mutually nourishing; the whole person's essence, Qi, and spirit became increasingly full.

After the Five Qi passed through the Five Viscera's filtration and became even purer, only then did they turn into the Qi Sea strand by strand, transforming into pure Spiritual Power.

Thus, whether in concentration, quality, or every other aspect, there was a great improvement.

With accumulation over time, the Five Spiritual Powers in the Qi Sea grew increasingly robust; in the past they each occupied a separate region of the Qi Sea.

When the Five Elements Spiritual Roots reached perfection, the Spiritual Powers began to fuse, like a mass of five-colored liquid, slowly flowing and turning in most circumstances.

Only when circulating a cultivation method of a certain attribute would they be drawn out from within, thread by thread.

Naturally, if a certain Spiritual Power diminished or vanished, another mutually generating Spiritual Power would substitute and compensate.

For example, if the Wood Spirit Qi was gone, the Water Spirit Qi would convert — that is, Water Generates Wood.

And the strength of the Five Elements Spiritual Roots lay in having fewer weaknesses; the Spiritual Powers mutually generated and fused, and as long as they were not completely exhausted, they could sustain continuous operation.

At this moment, Xu Zhangqing opened his mouth toward the twenty-mu Spirit Field before him and inhaled; in an instant the spirit plants swayed, releasing dense Wood Spirit Qi.

Seizing this opportunity, he used the Five Elements Mutual Generation method of Wood Generates Fire, Fire Generates Earth, Earth Generates Metal, Metal Generates Water to continuously stimulate the Five Viscera within his body.

The liver belongs to Wood; its bloom is in the claws; it opens into the eyes.

The heart belongs to Fire; its bloom is in the face; it opens into the tongue.

The spleen belongs to Earth; its bloom is in the lips; it opens into the mouth.

The lungs belong to Metal; its bloom is in the hair; it opens into the nose.

The kidneys belong to Water; their bloom is in the hair; they open into the ears and the two yin.

In an instant, Xu Zhangqing's aura climbed unceasingly.

His eyes trembled slightly, and a trace of green light flashed in the depths of his pupils.

His finger joints moved lightly, and a nearly transparent green halo emerged on his fingernails.

A healthy pale red rose on his cheeks, and an extremely faint sweetness seeped from between his lips and teeth.

Xu Zhangqing pursed his lips and subconsciously swallowed the saliva; his throat instantly transmitted a warm, soothing comfort.

At the same time, his breathing became increasingly long and fine; each exhalation and inhalation carried an extremely faint "hiss" sound, and his nose tip was even wreathed in faint, barely-there white vapor.

Each breath, the inhaled Qi would circle once in the lung viscera, then transform into a cool current surging toward the kidney viscera.

Instantly, both ears trembled slightly, white halos surged in the ear lobes, and even his hair became more supple and silky.

Unknown how long passed; after reaching a point beyond which there was no further progress, Xu Zhangqing's throat bobbed, and he spat out a mouthful of five-colored turbid Qi.

Then he slowly opened his eyes; green essence-light flickered in his pupils.

The whole person had truly attained an unprecedented peak state.

Xu Zhangqing gave a slight nod: "Foundation Establishment... Perfection achieved!"

Benefiting from the recent surge in Water Spirit Qi, plus the greater number of Spirit Fields and spirit plants in his Personal Space, he was able to absorb large amounts of five-colored Spirit Qi.

This allowed him to finally raise his cultivation realm to Foundation Establishment Perfection.

As for going further, he would have to condense a Golden Core; however, there was no rush.

Before he had absolute certainty, Xu Zhangqing would not rashly attempt it.

Even a genius as strong as Li Lingbi still had to rely on various external aids — even the Array of the Water Control Pavilion and the Teng Snake in the Black Lake — to withstand the final strike of the Turbid Thunder.

Three Spiritual Roots are already like this; one can imagine how it is for Five Spiritual Roots.

Xu Zhangqing pondered: "Now, my Wood Spiritual Root turns to Spirit Insect Cultivation, incidentally farming;

Fire Spiritual Root imitates the Crow Venerable, incidentally refining pills;

Earth Spiritual Root leans toward Array Master, incidentally body tempering;

Metal Spiritual Root chooses the Sword Cultivation Path, incidentally artifact refining;

As for the Water Spiritual Root, it naturally develops toward Talisman Master!"

Five Spiritual Roots, five professions, five choices.

For anyone else, or even an existence as strong as Chu Qiu, they would not dare to primarily cultivate all of them.

After all, the more Spiritual Roots, the more time primary cultivation requires, and the greater the resource investment.

But Xu Zhangqing is different; he inherently possesses a lengthy lifespan, and moreover can rely on the System's heaven-defying ability to pull all cultivation methods, spells, and techniques to full level.

Therefore, as a qualified Time Management Master, he must bring out the full capabilities of all Five Spirit Roots before attempting to form his Golden Core.

Currently, the Water Spirit Root's Rune Path has already reached Full Level.

Only the Metal Spirit Root's Sword Cultivation Path remains.

The Earth Spirit Root's Array Master Path.

Xu Changqing felt a stir in his heart; a bone sphere appeared out of thin air in his right palm. This thing was a Sword Pill he found in a corpse beneath Yang Shu.

He had never had time to refine it, so he might as well take this opportunity to finish it directly.

Immediately, Xu Changqing operated the Luo Jin Jue, drawing the Metal Spiritual Power from his Qi Sea and madly pouring it into the bone Sword Pill in his palm.

At first, it still bore the Spirit Sense Imprint of its previous Master; though very weak, it still stubbornly resisted.

But as time continued to pass, and since Xu Changqing's Spiritual Power was stronger than his in every aspect such as concentration and quality, it gradually lost ground.

With a "hiss," the last trace of Spirit Sense Imprint remaining on it was erased, and this bone Sword Pill finally stopped refusing, instead "embracing" him enthusiastically.

Seeing this, Xu Changqing no longer hesitated, decisively leaving his own blood and Spirit Sense Double Imprint, thereby thoroughly taking control.

The next second, he and this bone Sword Pill developed a feeling of being in tune with each other's thoughts, like his third hand, third foot, or any part of his body; controlling it was extremely smooth.

With a casual flick, the Sword Pill flew out with a "dili dili" sound, and wherever it passed, White Sword Qi surged out from within.

At first, there was only an extremely faint strand, looking very inconspicuous.

But soon, the number grew more and more, becoming dense.

For a moment, "hiss hiss hiss" sounds of tearing through the air erupted one after another in his vast Personal Space, as if many Flying Swords were crisscrossing vertically and horizontally.

Xu Changqing saw this in his eyes: "One Sword Pill can have such an effect; if there were ten, or even a hundred, wouldn't that be..."

This scene reminded him of Qin Baili.

The other party was a Sword Cultivator, and moreover, the undisputed First Sword Cultivator of the Golden Core Stage in the entire Dongting Immortal Sect.

The Magic Tool in his hand was a sunflower that could store and release many tiny Flying Swords.

Once battle began, countless Flying Swords shot out countless Sword Lights; it could be said that both lethality and spectacle were maxed out, extremely entertaining to watch.

Xu Changqing grinned: "I can completely, on the basis of Qin Baili, create a Spirit Tool or Magic Tool unique to myself; as long as there are more stored Sword Pills and Flying Swords, the power erupted will be quite terrifying!"